Granville

English

Etymology

The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Guarin + ville, meaning “Guarin's town”. Guarin ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard”).

Proper noun

Granville

1. An English surname from Old French.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in various countries:
   1. A coastal commune in Manche department, Normandy, France.
   2. A village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; named for Granville Henry John Knox, son of Thomas Knox, 2nd Earl of Ranfurly.
   3. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
   4. The name of Vancouver, British Columbia until 1886; named for Granville Leveson-Gower.
   5. A village in Saint James parish, Jamaica; named for English abolitionist Granville Sharp.
   6. A suburb of Sydney, in the Cumberland council area and City of Parramatta, New South Wales; named for British statesman Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville.
   7. A suburb of Maryborough in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
   8. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A village and township in Putnam County, Illinois; named for the town in Massachusetts.
      2. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana; named for local businessman Granville Hastings.
      3. A ghost town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
      4. A minor city in Sioux County, Iowa; named for English explorer Richard Grenville.
      5. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts; named for the John Carteret.
      6. A township in Kittson County, Minnesota.
      7. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Missouri; named for early settler Granville Giles.
      8. A township in Platte County, Nebraska.
      9. A town and village in Washington County, New York; named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
      10. A minor city in McHenry County, North Dakota; named for railroad worker Granville M. Dodge.
      11. A village and township in Licking County, Ohio; named for the town in Massachusetts.
      12. A township in Mercer County, Ohio.
      13. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
      14. A township and census-designated place therein, in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
      15. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee.
      16. A town in Addison County, Vermont.
      17. An unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia.
      18. A town in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
      19. A neighbourhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; formerly a town named for the town in New York.

Derived terms

• Granville County

Anagrams

• ravelling

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɑ̃.vil/

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Proper noun

Granville ?

1. A small town and commune of the Manche department, Normandy, France

Derived terms

• granvillais, Granvillais